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Philippines at the 1951 Asian Games
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| Philippines at the 1951 Asian Games | |
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| IOC code | PHI |
| NOC | Philippine Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in New Delhi | |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| Asian Games appearances | |
The Philippines participated in the first ever Asian Games held in New Delhi, India on 5 to 10 March 1951. With 5 golds, 6 silvers and 8 bronzes, this country was ranked 5th in the medal tally and 3rd place in the over-all medal count.[1]
Asian Games performance[edit]
The country's delegation of 39 athletes won its 19 medals in only four sports - swimming, basketball, athletics and weightlifting. There were no women athletes in the country's first Asian Games team.[citation needed]
Medalists[edit]
Gold[edit]
| No. | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gold |
Andres Franco |  Athletics |
Men's High Jump |
| 2 | Gold |
Francisco Calilan Andres dela Cruz Genaro Fernandez Jose Gochango Rafael Hechanova Moro Lorenzo Carlos Loyzaga Antonio Martinez (c) Lauro Mumar Ignacio Ramos Meliton Santos Mariano Tolentino| Coach: Dionisio Calvo |
 Basketball |
Men's team |
| 3 | Gold |
Artemio Salamat |  Swimming |
Men's 100m Backstroke |
| 4 | Gold |
Jacinto Cayco | Swimming |
Men's 200m Backstroke |
| 5 | Gold |
Artemio Salamat Jacinto Cayco Nurhatab Rajab |
Swimming |
Men's 3x100m Medley Relay |
Silver[edit]
| No. | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Silver |
Rene Amabuyok | Swimming |
Men's 200m Backstroke |
| 2 | Silver |
Mohammed Mala | Swimming |
Men's 400m Freestyle |
| 3 | Silver |
Serafin Villanueva | Swimming |
Men's 800m Freestyle |
| 4 | Silver |
Mohammed Mala | Swimming |
Men's 1500m Freestyle |
| 5 | Silver |
Sotero Alcantara Serafin Villanueva Mohammed Mala Nurhatab Rajab |
Swimming |
Men's 4x100m Freestyle |
| 6 | Silver |
Rodrigo del Rosario |  Weightlifting |
Featherweight 60kg |
Bronze[edit]
| No. | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bronze |
Genaro Cabrera Tito Almagro Jovencio Ardina Bernabe Lovina |
Athletics |
Men's 4x100m Relay |
| 2 | Bronze |
Bienvenido Llaneta Bernabe Lovina Tomas Bennet Genaro Cabrera |
Athletics |
Men's 4x400m Relay |
| 3 | Bronze |
Aurelio Amante | Athletics |
Men's Discus Throw |
| 4 | Bronze |
Sotero Alcantara | Swimming |
Men's 100m Freestyle |
| 5 | Bronze |
Mohammed Mala | Swimming |
Men's 800m Freestyle |
| 6 | Bronze |
Serafin Villanueva | Swimming |
Men's 1500m Freestyle |
| 7 | Bronze |
Edilberto Bonus | Swimming |
Men's 100m Backstroke |
| 8 | Bronze |
Pedro Landero | Weightlifting |
Bantamweight 56kg |
Multiple[edit]
| Name | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artemio Salamat | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jacinto Cayco | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nurhatab Rajab | Swimming | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mohammed Mala | Swimming | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Serafin Villanueva | Swimming | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Sotero Alcantara | Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Genaro Cabrera | Athletics | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bernabe Lovina | Athletics | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Medal Summary[edit]
Medal by Sports[edit]
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| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 [[Swimming Template:Str mid/core|Swimming]] | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
 [[Athletics Template:Str mid/core|Athletics]] | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
 [[Basketball Template:Str mid/core|Basketball]] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 [[Weightlifting Template:Str mid/core|Weightlifting]] | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
References[edit]
- ↑ First Asian Games medal tally Archived 2008-10-08 at the Wayback Machine